Drive-By Truckers Reveal “Runaway Train” Live Version – On Tour Now

“Once upon a time my dream was to play in a Rock and Roll Band…” begins the Patterson Hood-penned liner notes of the Drive-By Truckers new 5 LP / 3 CD live record. A deluxe album recorded over three nights at San Francisco’s historic Fillmore Auditorium, It’s Great To Be Alive! is 35 tracks of Drive-By Truckers history.

Courtesy of Southern Living you can now listen to the live version of “Runaway Train” below. Two versions of this release will be made available; It’s Great To Be Alive! is the full 35-track record as a five vinyl / three CD set and This Weekend’s The Night is a two vinyl, thirteen track version. In addition to this massive record the band are also currently on tour; all upcoming dates including a new November run are listed below.

TOUR DATES

10/8 – Asheville, NC – Sierra Nevada Amphitheater
10/9 – Augusta, GA – Jessye Norman Amphitheater
10/10 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live Theatre
10/11 – Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
10/13 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
10/15 – Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn
10/16 – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall
10/17 – New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater
10/20 – Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room
10/21 – Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
10/22 – Hattiesburg, MS – Brewsky’s
10/23 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre
10/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/13 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
11/14 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
11/15 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
11/17 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre
11/19 – Chattanooga, TN – Track 29
11/20 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
11/21 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
1/20 – 1/23 – Todos Santos, Mexico – Todos Santos Music Festival

PATTERSON HOOD SOLO DATES
12/3 – Little Rock, AR – South on Main (SOLD OUT)
12/5 – Austin, TX – Hole In The Wall
12/8 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
12/9 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
12/15 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
12/16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
12/18 – Denver, CO – Soiled Dove
12/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – State Room
2/2 – 2/6 – Riviera Mayo, Mexico – Panic en la Playa Cinco Hard Rock Hotel

MIKE COOLEY SOLO DATES
12/10 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
12/11 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
12/17 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
12/18 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn

Christopher Anthony

A lifelong fan of new music—spent the '90s working in a record store and producing alternative video shows. In the 2000s, that passion shifted online with blogging, diving headfirst into the indie scene and always on the lookout for the next great release. Still here, still listening, and still sharing the best of what’s new.